Wal-Mart program keeps produce fresh in regional stores
Posted: August 9, 2009 at 4:20 a.m.
Abraham Carpenter, owner of Carpenter's Produce adds more cucumbers to his table in the Little Rock Farmer's Market. Carpenter's Produce is among a handful of state producers who sell locally grown produce to Wal-Mart Stores Inc. The Bentonville retailer continues the locally grown campaign it launched in 2006.
Dave Sargent is one of a few Arkansas farmers who helps Wal-Mart Stores Inc. cut the miles between farms and the supercenters that sell the locally grown fruits and vegetables.
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Business, Pages 69, 70 on 08/09/2009
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